About me

I am a social demographer who studies the effects of social stratification, social policy and social change on demographic patterns. My research has involved both comparative and micro level analyses of fertility and mortality trends. Much of my past research involved post- communist countries and I have worked extensively on demographic change in Russia in particular. I have also begun to explore the demographic effects of social mobility in Sweden, focusing on both mortality and fertility.

Five most recent publications (full CV in link on right):

Billingsley, S., Drefahl, S., & Ghilagaber, G. (2018). An application of diagonal Reference Models and time-varying covariates in social mobility research on mortality and fertility. Social Science Research, 75:73-82.

Uggla, C., & Billingsley, S. (2018). Unemployment, intragenerational social mobility and mortality in Finland: Heterogeneity by age and economic context. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. doi:10.1136/jech-2018-210457

Billingsley, S., & Matysiak, A. (2018). Social mobility and family expansion in Poland and Russia during socialism and capitalism. Advances in Life Course Research, 36: 80-91.